Solutions for community, downtown and business district economic development, redevelopment and revitalization.
WHAT WE DO
DPN brings together firms and individuals with a strong record of past work and success. Our team members are highly experienced specialists and practitioners from both the private and public sectors who collaborate to advance local economic development, redevelopment and revitalization initiatives.
Ready to Recruit
Our Ready to Recruit (R2R) program applies local research, customized tools and proven practices to gauge demand, and to profile and attract top prospects.
Market Analysis
Insights gained from DPN research provide a sound market-driven foundation for economic development and district enhancement strategies.
Vision Design
Our highly engaging Vision Design process uses local input and a Susceptibility to Change Analysis to visualize and chart a path to the future.
Planning
Our interactive and economic-driven approach to planning challenges communities and organizations to elevate their vision and plan for success.
Communications
We help communities and business districts profile target audiences, craft high impact messages, and identify optimal communications channels.
Surviving Construction
We help communities and businesses prepare for major road construction projects and share proven tactics to help mitigate adverse impacts.
Experienced Partners. Local Experts.
A Winning combination!
We work alongside community leaders and engage stakeholders – the local experts – to explore possibilities and develop practical strategies and solutions to reinvigorate the heart and soul of our communities.
Communities
States
Ongoing Projects
Road Miles
We have a history with our clients
A number of our clients have been with us since the very start, and many of the communities and organizations we serve have invited us back two, three or even four times or more.
We have a passion for what we do, and we especially like to rekindle friendships and celebrate success with the people who are making a real difference in their communities.
It’s all part of our, “Once a client, always a client” approach and way of doing business.
“When you find yourself wanting to do a project just to get another chance to work with Jay and the DPN team, you know they’re doing something right! Professional, energetic, knowledgeable… and they made all of our projects a lot of fun for everyone involved.”
meet our founder
Jay Schlinsog
DPN Founder and Principal
Jay has thirty years of community and economic development experience working at both the local level and with more than 200 communities and organizations across the United States. His areas of specialty include market research and analysis, business retention and recruitment, management, and communications. In 2000, Jay founded Downtown Professionals Network (DPN) as a collaborative for industry-leading advocates and practitioners who specialize in downtown and business district revitalization solutions. Prior to launching DPN, Jay served as executive director with Main Street and Chamber of Commerce organizations in Idaho, Illinois, Washington and Wisconsin.
FROM OUR CLIENTS
“We love DPN’s personal, yet very professional and thorough research style. You don’t just get numbers, but an understanding how those numbers fit into your individual story and, more importantly, your specific mode of organization. They care and spend big time with you and your citizens and stakeholders.”
“DPN strives to understand the client’s needs and collaborates with their clients to create actionable solutions. The downtown St. Charles plan’s guiding principles and goals have remained useful even as situations have changed, and the action steps enabled us to set priorities and mark progress.”
“Main Street Alabama has partnered with Jay and Downtown Professionals Network for several years on Resource Teams, Market Analysis and Business Recruitment. He is a consummate professional who is always open to brainstorming and new ideas, resulting in more wonderful resources Main Street Alabama and our communities can utilize. We are pleased to endorse Jay and look forward to working with him on future projects.”
“Jay and the DPN team are some of the hardest working consultants that we work with. They’re also very versatile, with first-hand experience in almost all areas of downtown revitalization.”
Enough about us
Let’s Talk about You!
Let’s talk about you and your ideas, challenges and opportunities.
Downtown Professionals Network
Franklin, Tennessee 37067 USA
Telephone: (615) 236-6082